Education!!

From the videos, it can be seen that children are declining due to the poor quality of the schools. For example, Alaine Leroy Locke High School in  Los Angelos has had 40,000 children out of 60,000 who have attended in the past 40 years drop out. Now what does that say about their education system? Or even the way that they value education? There is no way that 800 students should drop from going ONE grade to another. And if this has been going on for 40 years, then there is a serious problem. The idea of local control I believe can be the thing that saves education. From discussions, It was said that local control will enable the staff to be at its best. The staff will be known by most of the community, which includes their advantages and disadvantages. The videos in my opinion touch on the solution but don’t go into enough detail about it. The problem lies with the educators, and how they teach. The boy documented in the clips showed improvement with a better teacher. George W. Bush tried changed the world of education when he created the No Child Left Behind Act. This still is in effect today. I think as seen in the slides that a centralized education system could benefit in a great way. The government should be involved in some areas as much as possible. The pressure that would be emitted would maybe cause educators to focus more on their material and do better with test scores. The government should interfere in areas like math and reading that are flatlining in improvement and also with the hiring of teachers in these schools. Changing paradigms can be radical changes that ultimately will solve problems dealing with family support, financial problems etc. How we view the education of a child must change and their ideas as they grow up must change.

If I were to move where would i go? Well me and my husband..

A little late..but here goes nothing?
Unfortunately moving is a part of life. There are new places, new people and new sights to see. The way we chose our new home in Seattle involved two key factors. The first was the property value of the home and the affect of the surrounding areas on the property value. The first location we initially looked at was surrounded by abandoned places and desolate areas. Sure the house was decent but come on..If we dared to move from that house we could kiss our investment good bye. So the next house was in a place that was in the boonies. The area was serene and lush but there was hardly a yard due to the excessive amounts of trees. Selling this one would be a little harder due to the location and surrounding environment so we scratched that quickly. The third, and area that we finally chose, was in a rural neighborhood with historical buildings, a decent sized yard and was in a convenient location to get to local shops, grocery stores and places for entertainment. Being an art buff, the culture lured me in. The recent tween obsession had also brought a ton of families out for tourism and living, so many people we encountered were also new to the area. The perks of the area had raised the property value  much higher and in turn was the best investment for our future new home.

The second set of factors was the statistics that one must consider when going anywhere. These include crime, pollution, traffic control, educational facilities..etc. The house we decided on in Seattle was in a fairly safe neighborhood. Being Seattle, the crime rate was a little higher than what we wanted but the area that we chose had a great neighborhood watch program and the local police force were patrolling every five seconds. The surrounding homes are all fairly new, with few that require an extensive amount of repair. Even though we are childless, future education costs and taxes played a part in our decision making. The tax was at a decent enough level to where there was no great surprise when it came down to important payments. All in all the area was fairly good. The surroundings, neighborhood and facilities made for a smart move on our part.

lets get down to urban policy! second part of assignment, catagorizing policies

During class the reviewed several things regarding policies such as the purpose of policies, descriptions of policies, types of policies etc. Although due to my lack of basic knowledge on policies, It was a little difficult to follow along with the vernacular involved. However, towards the end of class I began to see the bigger picture, and most of it was due to the discussions and arguments between peers.( I don't know about you but I found that entertaining) Anyways, the topic about policies that resonated with me the most was the way we classify policies. I did not realize there were so many categories and subcategories used to classify and describe policies. I knew of the self-regulatory and regulatory categories faintly. Many know that doctors, lawyers and other professionals are forced to obey rules and regulations that are enforced by the state regardless of their personal preferences. The reading talks about the typologies that were created to organize and sort the numerous amounts of laws and policies made. It goes into detail regarding the basic categories of policies which are substantive and procedural policies.

introduction!

Hello all,
My name is Breeana Canada and I am currently a freshman here at ASU. I am originally from Michigan. My major is Criminal Justice and Criminology, and I am completing this course as an elective. I'm a little nervous about the intensity of the class but im sure everything will be fine. I chose ASU because of its academics and location. I look forward to getting to know more people in class and hope that everyone has a great day!